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Heart of the City Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	United States Canada
Associated album	Growing Pains American Gangster
Start date	March 22, 2008 (2008-03-22)
End date	May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10)
No. of shows	25
Mary J. Blige tour chronology The Breakthrough Experience Tour (2006) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Growing Pains European Tour (2008) Jay-Z tour chronology American Gangster Live (2007) Heart of the City Tour (2008) Jay-Z & Ciara Live (2009)

The Heart of the City Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American singer Mary J. Blige and American rapper Jay-Z. The North America tour supports Blige's eighth studio album, Growing Pains (2007) and Jay-Z's tenth studio album American Gangster (2007). According to Pollstar.com the Heart of the City Tour grossed over $34.2 million, making it the most successful male-female hip-hop/R&B tour in history. The-Dream was the opening act for the tour, supporting his 2007 debut album Love/Hate.

Opening act

• The-Dream

Musicians

• Mary J. Blige - Main Performer, Vocals
• Omar Edwards - Musical Direction
• Adam Blackstone - Musical Direction
• Devine Evans - Music Programmer
• Tiffany Bastiani - Vocals (Background)
• Carlos Battery - Vocals (Background)
• Robert "JJ" Smith - Bass
• Rexsell Hardy - Drums
• Jeff Motley - Keyboards
• Luke Austin - Keyboards
• Omar Edwards - Keyboards
• Shawn Hinton - Guitar

Set list

1. "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Jay-Z)
2. "You're All I Need to Get By"
3. "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
4. "Don't Go" (contains elements of "My Life")
5. "Reminisce"
6. "Real Love" (contains elements of "Outstanding")
7. "You Bring Me Joy"
8. "Everything"
9. "Sweet Thing"
10. "Love No Limit"
11. "Feel Like a Woman"
12. "Stay Down"
13. "Be Happy"
14. "Hurt Again"
15. "My Life"
16. "Fade Away"
17. "No More Drama"
18. "Not Gon' Cry"
19. "Your Child"
20. "I'm Going Down"
21. "Just Fine"
22. "Work That"
23. "Be Without You"
24. "Family Affair"

1. "Say Hello"
2. "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
3. "U Don't Know"
4. "99 Problems"
5. "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
6. "Blue Magic"
7. "Minority Report"
8. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
9. "Excuse Me Miss"
10. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
11. "Jigga What, Jigga Who"
12. "Can I Get A..."
13. "Show Me What You Got"
14. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
15. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
16. "Big Pimpin'"
17. "Can I Live..."
18. "Song Cry" (with Mary J. Blige)
19. "Public Service Announcement"
20. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
21. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (with Mary J. Blige)

Tour dates

References

1. Jay Z & Mary J. Blige plan a co-headlined US tour.www.mtvnews.com
2. Jay Z and Mary J. Blige's Heart of the City Tour dates.www.hiphop-elements.com
3. Tour: Jay Z and Mary J. Blige concert tickets.wwwyorapper.com
4. Heart of the City tour dates and venues Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine.rap.about.com-hiphop tour events
5. Concepcion, Mariel (May 5, 2009). "The-Dream, Keyshia Cole Plan Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
6. Concert Review: Mary J. Blige show at Air Canada Centre in Toronto
7. Tour review: Mary J. Blige and Jay Z at the Hollywood Bowl

• 2008 concert tours
• Co-headlining concert tours
• Jay-Z concert tours
• Mary J. Blige concert tours